Have a look at the picture below and answer this simple question: Which square is darker - A or B? (Don't scroll down and read the text until you've answered the question.) …
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Creative Ritual or Mundane Routine?
Photo by José EncarnaçãoDuff left a thoughtful comment on my post about creative rituals, highlighting a potential danger of incorporating ritual into your creative process: the yin to the yang of …
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Do You Take Your Creative Rituals Seriously Enough?
Photo by EspartaWhat do the following people have in common? The Priestess of Apollo - Greece, 403 BC She has fasted for several days prior to the 7th of the month, which is sacred to her God. She …
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Why You Don’t Need to Be a Genius to Achieve Creative Success
Photo by Sebastian Bergmann On a cold winter's day shortly before his death, the artist Michelangelo Buonarroti gathered a large sheaf of drawings from his studio and carried them outside. As he …
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How Getting Nothing Done Can Make You More Productive
Photo by iBrotha Have you ever spent a whole day doing absolutely nothing, either for productivity or pleasure? The closest I've come has been on silent meditation retreats at a Buddhist …
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237 Creative Rock Stars in the Age of Conversation 2
237 authors from across the globe have contributed to The Age of Conversation 2, a book published today in aid of the children's charity Variety. Rock stars Drew McLellan and Gavin Heaton have …
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